Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-18
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D0Ilinger and the Dog.
How THE OLD MANS KINDNESS GOT him
INTO TROUBLE.

Mr. Dollinger, who lives on Twelfth
street, is one of the kindest hearted men
in Sioux Falls. Nothing touches him SO
quickly as the sufferings of poor dumb
beast.
A few days ago couple of men who
were travelling overland in a prairie
schooner" ancnored their craft on some
vacant lots back of Mr.. Dollinger's barn.
They had come from Missouri and were
going up into the Mouse river country,
and stopped in the city tor rest aud relax
alton. They picketed out their mules, and
every day went down town where rest and
relaxation retails at Is cents a glass, two
tor quarter.
Every time they went away they left
large, lean, meek and sorrOwful looking
dog chained under the wagon. He was
not oBe of those savage appearing dogs,
with his fore legs far apart and nose in
the air, but seemed mild and gentle ard
accustomed to better things. He had
tender gray eye, weak and undecided
lower Jaw and narrow chest that gave him
the appearance of having the consumption
He had a procession of ribs on either side
like picket fence; he never barked or
growled, and sometimes be would cough
with a hollow, consumptive sound and
hold fore paw up in front OF his mouth
in way which convinced Mr.. Doljnger
that he had been used to good society.
II believe those fellows stole that dog
here" said Mr.. Dollinger to Mrs.
Doliinger He is some good old family
dog that they have enticed away from
home and are dragging around the coun-
try With them
That's just what | think" she replied.
81 noticed the poor thing today under the
wagon all alone. VIVA, a slender nose
and high forehead it has"
Eyes, and such a kind eve. There is a
great difference in dogs. but it all shows
in their eyes. Anybody could see that
this dog wouldn't harm child just by his
eye have thrown him some feed several
times lately"
"But don't you think the poor thing
ought to be united so it can run around
and get some exercise and play with the
dogs little ?"
Il never thought of that believe I'll
@ right out and let it loose and see it
express its gratitude by playing around
me-"
SO Mr.. Dollinger went out to the wag
on. The dog wagged his tail feeblv and
the lid OF his left eye kept dropping down
az if he had lost control over it. -
Poor doggie !" said Mr.. Dollinger. as
he reached Gown and unsnapped the chain
from his collar, ''poor doggie, I'll let you
loose"
The dog turned part way round when
he found he was al liberty, but did not
seem inclined to leave the wagon.
AID Al. ,oI
| long that you don't know how to play"
said Mr. Dolinger. Then he noticed that
the end of the chain was on the ground
and picked it up with the intention of
hanging it on spoke of the wheel so il
would not get rusty When he first start
ed to raise up again he thought Florida
alligator had crawled up without being
seen and taken hold of the calf of his leg
He was confident that he could hear the
bones cracking. Then he thought of the
dog. He managed to look around with
one eye and saw it was the dog.
1.-The poor thing is trying to play with
you," called Mrs. Dollinger from the
back fence
Don't know ii ?" replied Mr.. Dollin-
ger, as he felt the blood begin to run into
his shoe He worked himself slowly
around and the dogs fore legs remained
lplqrted firmly but his head swung with
Mr. Dolinger's leg and his body raised up
little and swung around in an opposite
direction with little Jerks.
Nice doggie Nice doggiet" and he
reached down his hand "That's nice
doggie-let 60 and We'll run and have
some fun ~
This idea seemed to please the dog and
he let 90 and they ran. Mr. Dollnger
started for the fence. but the dog headed
him off with two bounds and chased him
back past the wagon, all the time barking
with voice which sounded as if it came
out OF cave that ran back under the
ground to the Nebraska state line.
Great thunderr' yelled Mr.. Dollinger
and lodged as the dog leaped up and tried
20 pct him by the throat.
Don't 90 near the wagon-he thinks
you're tryingto steal something's screamed
Mrs. Dollinger, as she climed up on the
fence.
Mr. Dollinger wasn't going near 1.-THE
dog headed him off again. Then Mr.. Dol.
| linger tore around in a circle and the dog
leaped at him from all sides at once.
He bit him in twenty different places.
| Eart OF tne Tune ne WAS up VII Ills bdCh
gnawing at the back of his neck and try
ing to climb up further by scratching with
his hind feet and so get over at his throat.
And every time MIR. Dollinger went rear
one of the mules it kicked at him. And
both of them kept braying and that dog
never for single instant stopped that hol-
low, consumptive bark of his.
| Once he fell down and the dog tore
along over him and then came back at
him as he got up and started the other
way.
And Mrs. Dollinger stood on the fence
and screamed tor help. The neighbors
came out around their back doors and
smiled. and man on load of hay with
a pitchfork in each hand stood and yelled =;
Fight him! Why in blazes don't you
| fight himp"
Look him in the eye! Look him stead
lily in the eye ?" yelled man who had
beaten MIR Dollinger in law suit the day
before.
And all the time the dog was right up
next to MIR. Dollinger biting pieces out
of his person and trying TO bark louder
than the mules were braying or Mrs.
| Dol,inger was screaming.
Then the dog got hold of his coat tail
and Doilinger started across the lots for
his fence apain with the doc streaming